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    Which have you played, so we know which not to recommend.
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    definetly a sandbox dragon ages type stuff gets repetitive i would honestly recommend like oblivion i started playing it again and i just love it so much

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    Planescape: Torment if you haven't already, awesome deep story and solid gameplay. Was obsessed with the sinister gameworld and story while it lasted, which was thankfully a long time. Graphics are obviously dated but they aged well

    edit which console, if you have the ps3 'Valkyre Chronicals' and 'Demon's Souls' are real gems. Demon's Sould requires some dedication though it's extremely unforgiving, especially the first hours are a nightmare
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    Mount and Blade.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Fragony View Post
    Planescape: Torment if you haven't already, awesome deep story and solid gameplay. Was obsessed with the sinister gameworld and story while it lasted, which was thankfully a long time. Graphics are obviously dated but they aged well

    edit which console, if you have the ps3 'Valkyre Chronicals' and 'Demon's Souls' are real gems. Demon's Sould requires some dedication though it's extremely unforgiving, especially the first hours are a nightmare
    Demon's souls is a very good game. A bit too stressful for me, though. My temperament is just not set for the intensity of the boss fights. Besides, I have a tendency to screw up right when I am about to kill the boss. After five hours of trying to kill the spider bastard, I just stopped.

    I have heard wonderful things of mount and blade.

    You guys know anything with a compelling storyline? Storyline > sandbox
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    Quote Originally Posted by Motep View Post
    You guys know anything with a compelling storyline? Storyline > sandbox
    Mass Effect.
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    I'll second the Mass Effect recommendation. Great story.

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    Baldur's Gate & Baldur's Gate II are nearly flawless in design, but if you can't handle dated graphics I'd advise against it.

    Knights of the Old Republic I & II.
    The Original Fallout, Fallout II
    Mass Effect

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    Quote Originally Posted by Motep View Post
    Demon's souls is a very good game. A bit too stressful for me, though. My temperament is just not set for the intensity of the boss fights. Besides, I have a tendency to screw up right when I am about to kill the boss. After five hours of trying to kill the spider bastard, I just stopped.
    That's one of the easiest bosses, block attacks, wait for him lower, hurt him. If he starts doing fire attack run back. You stopped on time it gets worse ;)

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    Mass Effect 1 (the second one's plot is subpar)

    Avoid Dragon Age, it's bad.

    Baldur's Gate (I & II)
    Planescape Torment
    Vampire Bloodlines
    Arcanum
    Fallout New Vegas
    Drakensang I & II
    Mostly old games cause new ones are usually pretty bad on the RPG departement.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Meneldil View Post
    Mass Effect 1 (the second one's plot is subpar)
    It depends on how you look at it. In terms of gameplay, ME2 was a billion times better than ME1. Unless you like clunky combat mechanics, and a really messy inventory system, in which case ME1 is better. But in terms of raw epicness, I will agree, ME1>ME2, but ME2's plot is not subpar by any means. While less organized than ME1 in terms of main plot missions, ME2's plot is still excellent.
    But dont take our word for it. Try it yourself.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Meneldil View Post
    Avoid Dragon Age, it's bad.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Psychonaut View Post
    Which have you played, so we know which not to recommend.
    I have played the final fantasies, the elder scroll games, most things that are square, the .....what are they called....meh. At any rate, do not fear to delve into the wonders of the console games. Actually, those are preferred. I dont know why, but I hate playing anything other than strategy games on the computer.
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